U.S. e-commerce is growing at 29%, on average, this year. Many retailers are closing or redefining their stores in order to align with a broader e-commerce channel.

Indian e-commerce is expected to grow from $13B in 2013, to $50B–$70B by 2020.

While the 302 largest e-retailers in France, Germany and the U.K. grew combined sales by 16.7% during 2013, the 46 largest e-retailers in Italy, Spain and Portugal grew even faster at 26.6%.

More than 60% of e-commerce shoppers use social sites and tools to interact with brands.

OTTO GROUP

Hamburg

BRAZIL 13%

U.S.A. 12% FRANCE 12.8%

U.K. 10.8% GERMANY 9.7%

INDIA 29.5% CHINA 57%

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10

15

20

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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

22.2%

18%20.1%

17.6%15.9% 14.8% $7.7B

127,614,4693.41%

$18.18B191,883,4203.7%

$4.96B31,612,5903.8%

$142.37B2,996,0703%

$74.88B10,637,8801.95%

$31.1B8,640,9001%

$7.35B 85,453,8312.8%

$3.96B26,226,1902.0%

$1.22B 19,840,4942.47%

$3.82B19,866,66910%

$61.09B480,571,2844%

$10.3B20,861,2998.9%

$2.04B19,602,00014.3%

Worldwide E-Commerce Sales Growth:

E-Commerce Goes Global

Average E-Commerce Sales Growth 2012–2017:

INDIA TIMES SHOPPING

New Delhi

FLIPKART

MYNTRA.COM

Bangalore

Bangalore

HOME RETAIL GROUP

CDISCOUNT.COM

Bordeaux

Central Milton Keynes

TESCO STORES

Hertfordshire

STAPLES

Framingham, Massachusetts

San Paulo

NOVA PONTOCOM

WALMART

Bentonvi l le , Arkansas

AMAZON

Seatt le, Washington

Sources: Internet Retailer Top500 | eMarketer | SHOP.org State of retail Online Report 2014

JINGDONG MALL

Bei j ing

Nanj ing

SUNING APPLIANCE CO. LTD

CONVERSION RATEWEB SALES (USD) MONTHLY VISITORS

$8.83B 350,000,0002.5%

APPLE

Cupert ino, Cal i fornia

$2.44B28,802,5312.9%

B2W DIGITAL

Rio de Janeiro

AVERAGE E-COMMERCE SALES GROWTH 2012–2017: 1–10% 11–20% 20–40% 41+%

ALIBABA

Hangzhou$170B1.6B5.1%

Alibaba manages more transactions than Amazon and eBay combined and acts as the infrastructure provider to all Chinese e-commerce. The company plans to go public on the NYSE in 2014, making it one of the top 20 most valuable companies traded in the U.S.

The e-commerce world is getting flatter every day. In the United States, e-commerce is growing at 4x the rate of retail, while in China, it grew a staggering 51% in 2013. The global leaders are well-funded, well-organized and driving massive change in retail.

In the world of e-retail, cities like Seattle, Washington and Bentonville hold their own against Beijing and Hamburg. It’s a world that is changing quickly, with fierce competition on a global scale.